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When the U.S. crossed 5 million coronavirus cases this weekend, the milestone was met with little fanfare as some school districts planned to reopen and thousands descended on Sturgis, South Dakota, for the world’s largest annual meeting of motorcycle enthusiasts. There have been more than 160,000 deaths in the country …

The basketball community mourns the death of athlete Michael Ojo. According to a statement from his former basketball team the Red Star Belgrade, the 27-year-old died on Friday, August 7th. “Michael Ojo, center of Crvena zvezda Basketball Club died earlier today in Belgrade. We are lost for words, it’s just …

The Damian Lillard vs. Paul George and Patrick Beverley beef made its way from the basketball court to social media shortly after Lillard’s Portland Trail Blazers blew up a winning game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. Much to the delight of the Clippers’ George and Beverley, Lillard missed …

Her rise was greeted with a round of most glowing reviews. The 66-year-old president of the Congressional Black Caucus is widely respected by her colleagues in the House of Representatives, a body otherwise ravaged by partisan bickering and testy factional feuds. Republicans in California have sung their praises. Progressive Democrats, …

An Austrian tourist who visited an art museum in northern Italy last week apologized for damaging a 200-year-old statue. The man – who was traveling to celebrate his 50th birthday – posed with the plaster creation of the 19th century. It shows 25-year-old Pauline Bonaparte, an Italian duchess and imperial …